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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 190 / Monday, October 3, 2022 / Notices
The
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) operates a fee-for-service
Seafood Inspection Program (Program)
under the authorities of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, the
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The
regulations implementing the Program
are contained in 50 CFR part 260 and
261. The Program offers inspection,
grading, and certification services,
including the use of official quality
grade marks, which indicate that
specific products have been federally
inspected. Those wishing to participate
in the program must request the services
and submit specific compliance
information. Since 1992, NMFS
implemented inspection services based
on guidelines recommended by the
National Academy of Sciences, known
as Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Point (HACCP).
Under the implementing regulations
for the Program, fees are reviewed at
least annually to ascertain that the
hourly fees charged are adequate to
recover the costs of the services
rendered. Any necessary adjustments to
fees are made in accordance with the
requirements of 50 CFR 260.81 and are
notified to program participants as
stipulated at 50 CFR 260.70. This
Federal Register notice serves to inform
program participants of an adjusted fee
schedule, effective November 1, 2022.
Program costs used for the calculation
of user fees include all relevant direct
and indirect costs to the program, and
applicable administrative overhead and
surcharges. Program fees must be set to
promote full cost recovery of the
program absent other appropriations.
Program costs include all field
operations, program administrative
overhead, and management, and include
expenses for labor for inspectors,
facilities, information technology
infrastructure, and other operational
costs. The Program fees are set to
recover those costs based on revenue
projections from expected billable
service hours and the number of
certificate requests. Forecasts of demand
for services use historical data on actual
billed services that are adjusted
annually for inflation, known events
that might affect the predicted output of
billable services, and seasonality of
when forecasted services will take place
throughout the year.
The magnitude of the change to fees
is larger than in previous rate increases.
NOAA had sought to limit drastic and
unpredictable changes to fees while
industry operations were disrupted by
the COVID 19 pandemic and now is
making adjustments in an effort to

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ensure full cost recovery, as nearly as
possible, for the program for FY23. The
fees for some services will remain
unchanged or will change modestly
based on the latest calculations of
service costs, while other fees will
increase more significantly than
previous rate increases. We do not
expect the program will need such
significant fee increases in the future,
assuming no unexpected changes in the
demand for services.
NMFS will adjust its fees as outlined
in this notice, which will apply until
notified otherwise. Fees will be charged
to contract and non-contract customers
requesting services as listed below. The
cost of other applicable services
rendered will be recovered through fee
collection using the base rate of $238
per hour.
NMFS will continue to monitor
revenues and expenses and will use
adaptive adjustments to react to
changing levels of demand and
expenses. Future fee changes will be
announced if needed to promote full
cost recovery and to ensure the level
and structure of reasonable fees are
consistent with the cost of the services
rendered and in accordance with
financial requirements. NMFS will also
reduce fee levels if revenues are
projected to exceed expenses, with the
goal of recovering costs as nearly as
possible.
Revised Fees and Charges for the U.S.
Department of Commerce (USDC)
Seafood Inspection Program
Effective November 1, 2022, per hour
fees and charges for fishery products
inspection services will be as follows.
The base contract and non-contract rates
will increase by 45 percent from the
current established rate and will apply
until notified otherwise. The rate for
certificate requests will be reduced by 2
percent based on current estimates of
the cost of delivering the service. The
rate for HACCP/QMP (Quality
Management Program) contract services
will decrease by 12 percent based on
current estimates of the cost of
delivering the service. Any travel
associated with a billable service will be
an additional charge.
Contract Rates
Regular time: Services provided
during any 8-hour shift.
Overtime: Services provided outside
the inspector’s normal work schedule.
In addition to any hourly service
charge, a night differential fee equal to
10 percent of the employee’s hourly
salary will be charged for each hour of
service provided after 6 p.m. and before
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required for all contracts equal to three
months of service or $10,000, whichever
is greater.
Non-Contract Rates
Regular time: Services provided
within the inspector’s normal work
schedule, Monday through Friday.
Overtime: Services provided outside
the inspector’s normal work schedule.
Any services under contract in excess
of the contracted hours will be charged
at the non-contract rate.
Contract Rates
Non-HACCP Contracts
Regular Time: $238.00
Overtime: $357.00
Sunday & Holidays: $476.00
HACCP/QMP Contracts
HACCP Regular: $238.00
HACCP Overtime: $357.00
HACCP Sunday & Holidays: $476.00
All Non-Contract Work Rates
Regular Time: $357.00
Overtime: $536.00
Sunday & Holidays: $714.00
Certificates
All certificate requests, whether or not
a product inspection was conducted,
will be billed at a set flat rate of $97 per
request.
Additional information about, and
applications for, Program services and
fees may be obtained from NMFS (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Dated: September 28, 2022.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
Trade, and Commerce, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Resident Perceptions of
Offshore Wind Energy Development
Off the Oregon Coast
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before December 2, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0744 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Sarah
Gonyo, Economist, 1305 East-West Hwy,
SSMC 4, Room 9320, Silver Spring MD
2091, 240–621–1999, sarah.gonyo@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Pursuant to E.O. 14057 (Executive
Order on Catalyzing Clean Energy
Industries and Jobs Through Federal
Sustainability), the Outer Continental
Shelf Land Act, the National
Environmental Policy Act, and the
Coastal Zone Management Act, this
request is for a reinstatement of an
information collection with change.
This information collection will focus
on a different geographical location (the
coast of Oregon) and include focus
groups, which will help guide any
revisions necessary to the survey
instrument.
The BOEM Pacific OCS Region has an
active Renewable Energy Program and is
currently processing wind and wave
energy lease requests. Due to the
relatively steep continental slope and
deep water off the West Coast, different
types of offshore renewable energy
technologies have been proposed for the
Pacific Region than for the Atlantic
Region. Outside of official public
engagement forums, preferences about
offshore wind energy development
generally remain unknown for members
of the public, as well as for groups who
may not perceive themselves as
stakeholders. Failure to gain the
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problematic, particularly when latent
stakeholders to local projects emerge
late in the planning process.
The National Ocean Service (NOS)
proposes to collect data on the opinions,
values, and attitudes of Oregon Coast
residents relative to offshore wind
energy development. Respondents (age
18 years and older) will be randomly
sampled from households in seven
coastal counties. This information will
be used by BOEM, NOAA, and others to
understand what is important to
communities; understand how differing
values and perceptions across
communities influence local receptivity
to proposed development; and improve
communication efforts targeted to
residents, enabling agencies to more
effectively and efficiently direct
outreach and community inclusion
activities. Additionally, NOAA has a
vested interest in offshore wind energy
development, from many perspectives,
including as it relates to the resilience,
well-being, and sustainability of coastal
communities.
II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected with a
combination of mail recruitment with
push-to-web and mail-back survey
instrument.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0744.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular
(Reinstatement with change).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Focus groups: 48; Questionnaire: 4,500.
Estimated Time per Response: Focus
groups: 1 hour; Questionnaire: 20
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,548.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: NOAA’s
Programmatic Authority—Integrated
Coastal and Ocean Observation System
Act (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); BOEM’s
Programmatic Authority—Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1346).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
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including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Fall Meeting of the Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Section of the
International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:

In preparation for the 2022
International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
meeting, the Advisory Committee to the
U.S. Section to ICCAT is announcing
the convening of its fall meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
October 19–20, 2022. There will be an
open session on Wednesday, October
19, 2022, from 9 a.m. through
approximately 12 p.m. The remainder of
the meeting will be closed to the public
and is expected to end by 12 p.m. on
October 20. Interested members of the
public may present their views during
the public comment session on October
19, 2022, or submit written comments
by October 12, 2022 (see ADDRESSES).
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